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MOTIVATED BY LOVE

So he answered and said, 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind’, and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’ – Luke 10:27   REFERENCE Luke 10:25-37   ‘Love’ is one of the most frequently used words and talked about concepts, yet it is the most difficult to practice. However, as believers, love must mark everything we do – for Jesus said, “by this shall all men know you are my disciples.” God gave you a mandate to “love your neighbor as yourself.” This is important...
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KNOCKING ON THE WRONG DOOR

Now Ahaziah fell through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria, and was injured; so he sent messengers and said to them, “Go, inquire of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I shall recover from this injury.” - II Kings‬ ‭1:2‬‭   REFERENCE II Kings 1:1-4   It is quite paradoxical to hear a king of Israel send to a heathen god, Baal-Zebub, to make inquiries concerning his health. It is as if a Pastor of a church goes to a ritualist to make inquiries concerning certain matters. That is ‘knocking on the wrong door,’ you may not like...
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JESUS DEEPLY CARES

I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now continued with Me three days and have nothing to eat. And if I send them away hungry to their own houses, they will faint on the way… ~ Mark ‭8:2-3   REFERENCE Mark 8:1-3   Who says Jesus does not know what you are going through or the things you are waiting for to happen? Who says He has forgotten you or that He is not presently working on your case? Sometimes it feels like you are all alone when His help seems far in reaching you, but our text...
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WEANED OFF FLESHLY INFLUENCES

But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, 'Not until the child is weaned; then I will take him, that he may appear before the LORD and remain there forever.' ~ I Samuel ‭1:22‬ ‭   REFERENCE I Samuel 1:21-24   The process of weaning is to cut a child off depending on the mother’s milk and to begin to introduce him to solid food. It metaphorically also refers to detaching someone from some comfort they are used to; depriving the flesh of certain affections and indulgence. Spiritually, it speaks of maturity, growing in grace, obedience to...
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A KNACK FOR EXCELLENCE

Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm. – Daniel 6:3   REFERENCE Daniel 6:1-3   God is a God of excellence and He created us in His image. He is not a shabby God, for the Bible says, “He does all things well.” (Mark 7:37) Statistics shows us that ‘poor service’ is the number one reason why companies lose businesses. Why? Because excellence attracts but mediocrity repels. As we look around us in our country, mediocrity surrounds us,...
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BREAK THE LID

And the LORD spoke to me saying: ‘You have skirted this mountain long enough; turn northward...’ - Deuteronomy 2:2-3   REFERENCE Deuteronomy 2:1-3, 24&25   The children of Israel spent 38 years stuck in the same mountain, going about in circles, satisfied with the status quo, until God commanded them to turn northward (forward). In the same way, you may have stayed longer than you should in certain areas of your life, and you wonder if you can break free and move on to better things. Stagnation is never the plan of God for you; that is why you need...
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DIVINE FAVOR

The king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins; so he set the royal crown upon her head and made her queen instead of Vashti. - Esther‬ ‭2:17‬ ‭   REFERENCE Esther 2:1-17   One area in which God demonstrates His generosity to us is ‘divine favor.’ This simply means, God granting us advantages, preferential treatment and special privileges by His own unique formula, not based on how deserving or how good we are. God specializes in granting His favor to unlikely or even seemingly undeserving...
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TRUSTING IN NUMBERS

So the king said to Joab the commander of the army who was with him, 'Now go throughout all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and count the people, that I may know the number of the people.' - ‭‭II Samuel‬ ‭24:2‬ ‭   REFERENCE II Samuel 24:2-14   “In the multitude of people is a king’s honor,” (Proverbs 14:28a). Perhaps, David was seeking glory for himself by numbering the valiant men who followed him; he was to derive a sense of accomplishment from the size of his army or kingdom. It may also be that he did...
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THE FATHER’S CRY

But the king covered his face, and the king cried out with a loud voice, 'O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!' ~ II Samuel‬ ‭19:4 ‭   REFERENCE II Samuel 18:24-19:1-4   Although at first sight it looks absurd that David would so cry and mourn for the death of a son who committed high treason, mutiny and rebellion against him and the crown; especially considering that he had not taken time to appreciate the gallantry of his soldiers who put themselves at risk for his honor, in order to crush the rebellion. However, when one...
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A WORD FROM GOD

And Peter answered Him and said, 'Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.' - ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭14:28   REFERENCE Matthew 14:25-29 ‭ Any time you sense to do something significant in your heart, it is advisable to get a word from God, so you don’t just step out and sink. Peter knew that to do the impossible, he had to get a Word from the Lord. When he said, 'Lord, if it is You, command me to come…' He was in essence saying, 'Lord give me a Word.' Whilst the other disciples probably reasoned...
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